Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I never realized until this week's post about turkeys that the ones you get at the grocery store have all that stuff injected into it. What a bummer. So, I thought I would ask about hams. Are hams that you would cook for the holidays okay? Are certain types, brands, etc legal and others not? Do you usually have to go to health food stores to get those also? Are there certain things to look out for? I knew NOTHING about hams prior to SCD and still remain ignorant. Can someone please educate me? I would really like for my son to be able to have at least one of the holiday traditions. Bonita son-SCD 4 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Hi, Bonita, Unfortunately, the kind of hams most of us are used to are illegal due to the sugar used to cure them and other illegal ingredients. The only kind that is legal is salt-cured ham, also known as country ham. If you google " salt-cured ham " or " country ham " you can find a lot of places to order from. If you live in the southeastern U.S. you might even find them locally. It is a big production, taking several days, to cook a country ham. This is because you need to soak it, changing the water a few times, to make it less salty and even then it is still really salty. Here's a wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_ham I found a link where you can buy pre-cooked country ham (a blessing) but their site is vague on ingredients. They sell " field ham " and seem to think that's all we need to know. I would call them and make sure that there is no sugar or illegals used. The link is www.smithfieldhams.com If you want to do the cooking of the ham yourself, there are lots of other sites that sell country ham (there's a variety with sugar, so be careful) and some of these sites walk you through the whole process of soaking, cooking, etc. I've made these twice. really didn't enjoy it enough to make it worth doing it again. mom to -12 SCD 4/23/04 > > I never realized until this week's post about turkeys that the ones > you get at the grocery store have all that stuff injected into it. > What a bummer. So, I thought I would ask about hams. Are hams that > you would cook for the holidays okay? Are certain types, brands, etc > legal and others not? Do you usually have to go to health food stores > to get those also? Are there certain things to look out for? I knew > NOTHING about hams prior to SCD and still remain ignorant. Can > someone please educate me? I would really like for my son to be able > to have at least one of the holiday traditions. > > Bonita > son-SCD 4 months > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Marthastewart.com sells country ham also just so you'll know --- julie46250 wrote: > Hi, Bonita, > Unfortunately, the kind of hams most of us are used > to are illegal due > to the sugar used to cure them and other illegal > ingredients. The only > kind that is legal is salt-cured ham, also known as > country ham. If > you google " salt-cured ham " or " country ham " you can > find a lot of > places to order from. If you live in the > southeastern U.S. you might > even find them locally. It is a big production, > taking several days, > to cook a country ham. This is because you need to > soak it, changing > the water a few times, to make it less salty and > even then it is still > really salty. > Here's a wikipedia article: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_ham > > I found a link where you can buy pre-cooked country > ham (a blessing) > but their site is vague on ingredients. They sell > " field ham " and > seem to think that's all we need to know. I would > call them and make > sure that there is no sugar or illegals used. > The link is www.smithfieldhams.com > > If you want to do the cooking of the ham yourself, > there are lots of > other sites that sell country ham (there's a variety > with sugar, so be > careful) and some of these sites walk you through > the whole process of > soaking, cooking, etc. > > I've made these twice. really didn't enjoy it > enough to make it > worth doing it again. > > > mom to -12 > SCD 4/23/04 > > > > > > > > I never realized until this week's post about > turkeys that the ones > > you get at the grocery store have all that stuff > injected into it. > > What a bummer. So, I thought I would ask about > hams. Are hams that > > you would cook for the holidays okay? Are certain > types, brands, etc > > legal and others not? Do you usually have to go to > health food stores > > to get those also? Are there certain things to > look out for? I knew > > NOTHING about hams prior to SCD and still remain > ignorant. Can > > someone please educate me? I would really like > for my son to be able > > to have at least one of the holiday traditions. > > > > Bonita > > son-SCD 4 months > > > > > Tabaitha Steward __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Bonita, I see has already told you about the salt-cured hams. I've had one of these, and when properly done, they're great. (I wasn't doing it, so I don't know the full procedure. The next door neighbor of the person we stayed will for five weeks after Hurricane Katrina made one and brought part of it over for us to eat.) If the whole soaking and etc procedure seems like too much, look for some legal prosciutto -- Italian brands, cured with just salt. Ingredients will be pork and salt. These are quite expensive, but the deli where I find mine (Fresh Market, similar to a Whole Foods) slices them wafer thin, and the slices can be used for all sorts of things, including a holiday meal. I have even taken some slices and soaked them over night to get some of the salt out, patted them dry, and my mom, who is on a salt-free diet, could eat some. Depressing, the way the food processors do in our food supplies, isn't it? No wonder we have such high rates of gut-related issues! — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 > > Marthastewart.com sells country ham also just so > you'll know I'm heard this, but I've never been able to find it on her site. mom to -12 SCD 4/23/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Marilyn, I wonder if you could bake it after all the soaking and stuff and use pineapple juice and spices as a glaze? I've never tried to make a country ham, but I think I have to try it at least once just to say I did. If it is successful and my son likes it, great. Bonita Re: legal hams Bonita, I see has already told you about the salt-cured hams. I've had one of these, and when properly done, they're great. (I wasn't doing it, so I don't know the full procedure. The next door neighbor of the person we stayed will for five weeks after Hurricane Katrina made one and brought part of it over for us to eat.) If the whole soaking and etc procedure seems like too much, look for some legal prosciutto -- Italian brands, cured with just salt. Ingredients will be pork and salt. These are quite expensive, but the deli where I find mine (Fresh Market, similar to a Whole Foods) slices them wafer thin, and the slices can be used for all sorts of things, including a holiday meal. I have even taken some slices and soaked them over night to get some of the salt out, patted them dry, and my mom, who is on a salt-free diet, could eat some. Depressing, the way the food processors do in our food supplies, isn't it? No wonder we have such high rates of gut-related issues! - Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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